Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.staɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧sta‧gnà‧re

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin restāgnāre.

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ristagnàre (first-person singular present ristàgno, first-person singular past historic ristagnài, past participle ristagnàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to become stagnant (of running waters) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to stagnate [auxiliary avere]
  3. (transitive) to stanch, to block the flow of (a liquid)
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Etymology 2

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From ri- +‎ stagnare.

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ristagnàre (first-person singular present ristàgno, first-person singular past historic ristagnài, past participle ristagnàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to resolder or cover again with tin
  2. (transitive, by extension) to make (a barrel, boat, etc.) watertight
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